B7♭5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B7♭5

Dominant 7 ♭5

Notes:B · D# · F · A

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7♭5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 2 3 1 0	4 1 2 3 1 –	B D# A D# F A	medium · barre on fret 1
4 3 2 3 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	B F A D# x x	medium
4 3 4 3 5 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	B F B D# A x	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 4 5 5 6	– – 1 2 3 4	x x B F A D#	medium
x 9 8 5 5 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x B D# F A A	hard
x 9 10 9 x 6	– 2 4 3 – 1	x B F A x D#	hard
x 7 8 9 7 8	– 1 2 4 1 3	x A D# A B F	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 8 9 11 8	– 2 1 3 4 1	x B D# A D# F	medium · barre on fret 8
x 9 10 9 11 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B F A D# A	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 10 11 11 0	– – 1 2 3 –	x x F B D# A	easy
4 1 4 3 1 0	3 1 4 2 1 –	B D# B D# F A	medium · barre on fret 1
2 3 2 3 5 2	1 2 1 3 4 1	A F A D# A B	medium · barre on fret 2
4 3 x 3 5 x	3 1 – 2 4 –	B F x D# A x	hard
4 7 4 5 x 6	1 4 1 2 – 3	B A B F x D#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 8 5 7 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x B D# F B A	hard
x x 10 9 7 6	– – 4 3 2 1	x x F A B D#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B7♭5 chord (Dominant 7 ♭5) is built from the notes B, D#, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the B7♭5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
♭5	6	F
♭7	10	A

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C7♭5 C#7♭5 D7♭5 D#7♭5 E7♭5 F7♭5 F#7♭5 G7♭5 G#7♭5 A7♭5 A#7♭5

See B7♭5 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop G G-D-G-C-E-A Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the B7♭5 chord?

B7♭5 is a Dominant 7 ♭5 chord built from the notes B, D#, F, A.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.